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Definition of coast live oak

: a highly variable evergreen oak (Quercus agrifolia) of the coastal zone of western North America from Puget Sound to Lower California with rather small thick usually spiny-toothed leaves that are dark green above but paler and somewhat shining below

— called also California live oak

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“Coast live oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20live%20oak. Accessed 21 May. 2022.

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